Water-related
Job Listings: You
can view job listings and other employment resources on the Water Center’s Job Board at
https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/.
If
you are an employer and want to advertise an open position, please email the following information to
jane...@vt.edu
(“janewalk” at “vt.edu”): title of open position, name of employer, closing date or review date if applicable, location of position, and a link to the job announcement. If the job announcement is posted on a page with a search feature, please include instructions
for how to find the job (e.g., search “water” or search job position number “1234”).
Provided by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center (Water Center). Thank you to Logan Flanagan for developing today’s list of job opportunities.
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1.)
Job Opportunities with Closing Dates
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indicates new addition)
++ Environmental Engineer Senior, Virginia Department of Health – Closing Date: April 14, 2025
– Lexington, VA -- https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/search
(search: “water”)
++
Water
Quality Compliance Specialist, Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works (Bureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration) – Closing Date: April 14, 2025
–
Anne Arundel County, MD -- https://www.aacounty.org/personnel/employment-information/job-announcements
(search: “water quality”)
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Summer Intern, Building Capacity, Careers & Community Internship Initiative (Virtual Internship) – Closing Date: April 15, 2025; Program: June 9, 2025-August 1, 2025
--
https://www.thevirtualintern.org/paid-nonprofit-internships#FAQ
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Water
Quality Management/Engineering Intern (North Carolina Sea Grant), City of Rocky Mount Department of Water Resources – Closing Date: April 16, 2025
–
Rocky Mount, NC -- https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/rockymountnc
(search: “water”)
++ Restoration Monitoring
Assistant, The Nature Conservancy – Closing Date: April 27, 2025 –
Charlottesville, VA -- https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/careers/
(search: “Charlottesville”)
++ Green Infrastructure Projects Coordinator, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay – Closing Date: May 4, 2025
– Washington, D.C. -- https://www.allianceforthebay.org/get-involved/careers/
++ Chief / Senior Civil Engineer, Jefferson County
(2 positions) – Closing Date: December 31, 2025 – Birmingham, AL --
https://jobs.pbjcal.org/
https://birmingham.jobsquest.org/
(search: “civil”)
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2.)
Job Opportunities Open Until Filled
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indicates new addition)
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Seasonal Environmental Educator (Spring), Elizabeth River Project – Term: Now-June 6, 2025
– Portsmouth, VA --
https://elizabethriver.org/careers/
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Senior
Planner (Ecological Assessment and Evaluation), Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works (Bureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration)
–
Anne Arundel County, MD -- https://www.aacounty.org/personnel/employment-information/job-announcements
(search: “ecological”)
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Urban
Ecology and Sustainability Educator, Living Classrooms Foundation –
Baltimore, MD -- https://livingclassroomsfoundation.easyapply.co/
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Digital
Content Manager, Potomac Conservancy – Start Date: June 2025 –
Silver Spring, MD -- https://potomac.org/careers
++
Visiting
Assistant Professor of Freshwater Sciences and Climate Change, Western Washington University Department of Environmental Sciences – Review Date: April 21, 2025; Position: September 16, 2025 to June 15, 2026
–
Bellingham, WA -- https://www.wwu.edu/workatwestern
(search: “freshwater”)
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Research Associate, Virginia Tech Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation (coastal ecology project) – Review Date: February 16, 2025
–
Blacksburg, VA -- Field collection of shorebirds, invertebrate prey, and habitat features; GIS analyses; data analyses; preparation of reports and papers --
https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs”; search: “water”)
++
Director
of preK-12 Education, University of Virginia Blandy Experimental Farm – Review Date: March 7, 2025
–
Boyce, VA -- https://blandy.virginia.edu/job-opportunities
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CAD Specialist, Ecosystem Services –
Charlottesville, VA (Hybrid) -- https://ecosystemservices.us/careers/
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Postdoctoral Associate (Learning from Landscapes), Virginia Tech Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Reviews Began: January 15, 2025; Start Date: No later than August 2025
– Manassas, VA – Learn more and apply at https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs” and search: “landscape”)
++ Deputy Director, Science and Restoration,
Elizabeth River Project – Norfolk, VA --
https://elizabethriver.org/careers/
++
Environmental Resource
Field Worker (seasonal),
Reston Association –
Reston, VA -- https://www.reston.org/278/Careers-at-RA
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Explorers Educator (Part-time), Blue Sky Fund – Richmond, VA -- https://blueskyfund.org/get-involved/employment
++ Adventure Program Instructor (Part-time), Blue Sky Fund
– Richmond, VA -- https://blueskyfund.org/get-involved/employment
++ Education Program Coordinator – Petersburg, James River Association
-- Richmond Office --
https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++ Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
(Dam Safety and Floodplain Management) – Richmond, VA --
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++ Flood Risk Project Staff, Wetlands Watch – Review Date: February 28, 2025
– remote with travel throughout Virginia (e.g., Roanoke and Newport News, VA) –
https://www.wetlandswatch.org/work-with-us
++Technical
Assistance Provider , Maryland, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (SERCAP) – Roanoke, VA --
https://sercap.org/about/career-opportunities
++ Seasonal Stewardship Assistant,
James
River Association
(4 seasonal, part-time openings) – Hybrid/Rustburg, VA and Amelia, VA --
https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
-- Timeframe: May 26-August 15, 2025 (2 week flexibility on start and end date)
++ Regional Dam Safety Engineer, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
(Dam Safety and Floodplain Management) – South Central, VA –
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++
Water Resources Engineer, Wildlands
Engineering
– Springfield, VA -- https://www.wildlandseng.com/career-opportunities
++
Marine Science Summer Camp Counselor,
Chincoteague
Bay Field Station
– Wallops Island, VA -- http://www.cbfieldstation.org/employment.html
(4 positions available, two female, two male; Position Dates: June 3-August 8, 2025)
++ Summer Program Assistant, Chincoteague Bay Field Station – Wallops Island,
VA -- http://www.cbfieldstation.org/employment.html
(Position Dates: June 3-August 8, 2025)
++ Regional Dam Safety Engineer, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
(Dam Safety and Floodplain Management) – Warrenton, VA –
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++ Director of Water Resources, Anson County, NC -- Anson County, NC --
https://www.co.anson.nc.us/Jobs.aspx
(search “water resources”)
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Board Relations and Development Senior Manager, Environmental Law Institute
–
Washington, D.C. -- https://www.eli.org/employment
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Director (Tree
Operations), Casey Trees –
Washington, D.C. -- https://caseytrees.org/about-us/career/
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Finance Manager, Accokeek Foundation
-- Priority date: March 10, 2025 -- Accokeek, MD -- https://www.accokeek.org/careers
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Annual Giving & Communications Coordinator, Accokeek Foundation
-- Accokeek, MD -- https://www.accokeek.org/careers
++ Water Resources Engineer / Ecological Engineer / Project Manager, Underwood & Associates (U&A) -- Annapolis, MD --
https://www.ecosystemrestoration.com/jobs
++ Finance & Administration Director, Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park -- Annapolis,
MD -- https://amaritime.org/about/careers/
++ Senior
Compliance Officer, Chesapeake Bay Trust
– Annapolis, MD --
https://cbtrust.org/employment-opportunities/
++
Director of Finance and Operations, Watershed Stewards Academy –
Anne Arundel, MD -- https://aawsa.org/hiring
++
Water Resources Engineer, Biohabitats – Baltimore, MD -- https://www.biohabitats.com/about/careers/
++ Executive Director, Rock Creek Conservancy – Best Consideration Date: March
5, 2025 – Bethesda, MD --
https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/executivedirectorsearch
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2025 Summer Camp Environmental Educator, Nature Forward –
Chevy Chase, MD --
https://natureforward.org/careers/
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2025 Summer Camp Environmental Education Intern, Nature Forward –
Chevy Chase, MD -- https://natureforward.org/careers/
++ Environmental Literacy Assistant (4th Grade), Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center
– Millersville, MD -- https://www.aacps.org/o/arlingtonecho/page/employment/
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Water Resources Engineer (all-levels), Inter-Fluve –
Rehoboth Beach, DE -- https://interfluve.com/water-resources-engineer/
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Urban Forestry Intern, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay –
Lancaster, PA -- https://www.allianceforthebay.org/get-involved/careers/
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Grants and Finance Coordinator, Lancaster Clean Water Partners -- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis -- Lancaster, PA --
https://lancastercleanwaterpartners.com/careers-grants-and-finance-coordinator/
++ Postdoctoral Researcher (Geoscience), Syracuse University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
– Syracuse, NY -- https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/107346
++ Vice President of Finance, Lancaster Conservancy
– Lancaster, PA --
https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/jobs/
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Assistant Professor (Sustainable Urban Water Management), Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas Water Research Institute – Review Date: April 18, 2025; Start Date: September 1, 2025
–
Dallas, TX -- https://agriliferesearch.tamu.edu/about/jobs-and-careers/
(Under “Texas A&M AgriLife Research” search: “water”)
++ Biologist V - Habitat Management, Quinault Indian Nation – Olympic Peninsula, WA --
https://www.quinaultindiannation.com/161/Human-Resources
(https://coastsalmonpartnership.egnyte.com/dl/wNZqdwSsJz)
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3.)
Multiple Positions Currently Available (++
indicates new organization or known new jobs posted with the organization)
++ American Rivers -- Washington, D.C, etc. -- https://www.americanrivers.org/about/careers/
++ A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc., (AMT) -- Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, etc. --
https://jobs.lever.co/amtengineering/
++ Appalachian Trail Conservancy
– Multiple Locations -- https://appalachiantrail.org/careers/
++ Biohabitats – nationwide -- https://www.biohabitats.com/about-us/careers/
++
Blue Sky Fund -- Richmond, VA -- https://blueskyfund.org/get-involved/employment
++ Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting, Inc. – Trade, TN -- https://bfec.org/about-3/
++ Center for Biological Diversity – nationwide -- https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/jobs/
++ Chesapeake Research Consortium – Maryland -- https://chesapeake.org/ncbo/
++ Chincoteague Bay Field Station – Wallops Island, VA --
http://www.cbfieldstation.org/employment.html
++ City of Virginia Beach
– Virginia Beach, VA -- https://virginiabeach.gov/careers
(search “stormwater,” “engineer,” etc.)
++ Clean Water Action – nationwide -- https://cleanwater.org/about/jobs
++ Howard Ecoworks – Maryland -- https://www.howardecoworks.org/seasonal-positions
++
James River Association (JRA) -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++ The Nature Conservancy – search Virginia, Maryland, etc. -- https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/careers/
++ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality – Multiple Locations across North Carolina --
https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/work-deq
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ShoreRivers -- Easton, MD -- https://www.shorerivers.org/jobs
++ Southern Environmental Law Center – Charlottesville, VA and other cities --
https://www.southernenvironment.org/about-us/careers/open-positions/
++ Trout Unlimited -- https://www.tu.org/about/jobs-and-internships/
++ University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) -- Maryland --
https://www.umces.edu/employment
++ Underwood & Associates -- Annapolis, MD --
https://www.ecosystemrestoration.com/jobs
++ Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – throughout Virginia --
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
(Virginia State Parks -- https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/jobs)
++ Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality – throughout Virginia –
https://www.deq.virginia.gov/get-involved/about-us/jobs
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Wildlands Engineering –
VA, NC -- https://www.wildlandseng.com/career-opportunities/